Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama - 75 minutes
Year of production : 2010 Director(s) : Aleksei FEDORCHENKO Writer(s) : Denis OSOKIN Cast : Igor SERGEYEV, Yuri TSURILO, Yuliya AUG, Ivan TUSHIN Producer(s) : Igor MISHIN (April Mig Pictures Films Company), Mary NAZARI (Media Mir Foundation)
When Miron's beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the rituals of the Merya culture, an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe from Lake Nero, a picturesque region in West-Central Russia. Although the Merya people assimilated into Russians in the 17th century, their myths and traditions live on in their descendants' modern life. The two men set out on a road trip thousands of miles across the boundless lands. With them, two small birds in a cage. Along the way, as is custom for the Meryas, Miron shares intimate memories of his conjugal life. But as they reach the banks of the sacred lake where they will forever part with the body, he realizes he wasn't the only one in love with Tanya...
Country(ies) : RUSSIA
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La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2010 - Competition (Osella for Best Cinematography)Abu Dhabi FF 2010 - Narrative Feature Competition (Best Narrative Film)Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2010 - EurAsia (Jury Prize for Best Cinematographer)